Lina Zeldovich

Freelance journalist and editor

Lina Zeldovich is an award-winning journalist whose stories have appeared in Popular Science, Smithsonian, The New York Times, National Geographic and Reader’s Digest, among other publications. Her previous book, “The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste Into Wealth and Health,” has been optioned for a TV series. Her new book, “The Living Medicine: How a Lifesaving Cure Was Nearly Lost—and Why It Will Rescue Us When Antibiotics Fail,” was released from St. Martin’s Press in October 2024.

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